Columbia College Chicago
Hale Ekinci MFA ’11: Artist. Designer. Professor.
An artist’s playful materials meet the serious subjects of migration, language, and political dissent.
At a glance
Published with Audrey Mast’s byline.
An archival writing sample; dates, job titles, product descriptions, and market conditions reflect the original publication.
The context
An alumni profile introduces interdisciplinary artist Hale Ekinci through her work and her experience of arts education.
My contribution
I wrote the bylined profile for Columbia College Chicago, connecting Ekinci’s artistic practice with her approach to teaching.
The approach
Use concrete details from the work, then let Ekinci’s own observations connect politics, experimentation, and the classroom. The artist remains the center of the story.
Reported cultural writing for an institutional audience.